Grandad's

I recently purchased my own Ruger 6. 8mm to help deal with feral hogs and I didn't like dragging Grandad's old Marlin 336 through the thickets!

Rifles of Interest, Vol. 1 2009

I recently purchased my own Ruger 6. 8mm to help deal with feral hogs and I didn't like dragging Grandad's old Marlin 336 through the thickets!

Rifles of Interest, Vol. 1 2009

In those days, when I was barely able to see over the top of the table, these ices were the ultimate in pudding extravagance, and it seemed Grandad's enjoyment was equal to my own.

Family life 2011

It was definitely Grandad's sense of humour at work when he bought Mr Harben's "Tools for Cookery" for Mummy's birthday one year - he said he hoped it would inspire her to stop using his!

Sepia-Toned Baking Peter Ashley 2008

Here is to more happy men and women in the field, whether they carry Weatherby's or Grandad's old single shot.

Happy Warriors 2008

To see his Grandad's face, lit up like a Christmas Tree, watching in delight as this avalanche of hope rushed in from the terrible bleakness that was encroaching all around them.

Charlotte and the Avalanche of Hope 2010

Note the photograph's authentic period detail: how Grandad's rolled shirtsleeves rhyme with his rolled-up trousers, those winningly minimal sartorial concessions to the seaside outing.

The power of the holiday photo 2010

Of course, I recognised the engine, from meeting Grandad's late friend Mr G.

Back to School Peter Ashley 2008

Denim On Ice has some great tracks on including the punchy "Council Houses", "The Supermodels" and the amusing "Grandad's False Teeth" that pays slight tribute to the Clive Dunn-Herbie Flowers "masterpiece" later in the song.

Denim - It Fell Off The Back Of A Lorry & Denim On Ice X-Y-Z-Cosmonaut 2010

Denim On Ice has some great tracks on including the punchy "Council Houses", "The Supermodels" and the amusing "Grandad's False Teeth" that pays slight tribute to the Clive Dunn-Herbie Flowers "masterpiece" later in the song.

Archive 2010-04-01 X-Y-Z-Cosmonaut 2010